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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Understanding Postmodernism

My AP English Literature students read White Noise by Don DeLillo over the summer. The following slideshow of postmodern artworks postmodernism will hopefully spur class discussion on the book, by enabling us to wrap our heads around postmodernism as a genre:

About Me

I'm Chief Academic Officer at Magen David High School in Brooklyn, NY and an advocate of passion-based learning. I co-Founded and am Director of the I.D.E.A. Schools Network, which helps Jewish and independent schools implement project-based learning and educational innovation. Check out our website at ideaschoolsnetwork.com, and watch my ELI Talk on passion-based learning at http://elitalks.org/why-we-need-passion-based-learning-jewish-education!